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Road signs in Poland

The design of road signs in Poland is regulated by Regulation of the Ministers of Infrastructure and Interior Affairs and Administration on road signs and signals.[1] The Annex 1 to the regulation describes conditions related to usage of the road signs – size, visibility, colors and light reflections, typeface and text, criteria of choosing the type of foil to signs faces, colorful specimens and schematics.

Polish bicycles signs

Road signs are divided into two categories – "vertical" (znaki pionowe) and "horizontal" (znaki poziome). The "vertical" signs (triangular, circular or rectangular) are placed on the side of the road or over the road. The "horizontal" ones are simply road markings painted on the carriageway, usually with white paint. Yellow paint is used in temporary situations, mostly during road work. It has higher priority than white paint.

Road signs in Poland follow the Vienna Convention on Road Signs and Signals and, therefore, are more or less identical to those in other European countries. Warning signs have yellow background rather than the more common black-on-white design, and therefore are similar to the road signs in Greece.

Polish road signs depict people with stylized (as opposed to naturalistic) silhouettes.

Meaning of the traffic signals and their usage is described in another regulation. Traffic signals are placed on the right side of the road, on the left side or over the carriageway. There are three types of traffic signals:

  • signals made by traffic lights
  • signals made by authorised personnel
  • sound signals or vibrative

Poland signed the Vienna Convention on Road Signs and Signals on November 8, 1968 and ratified it on August 23, 1984.[2]

Vertical signs

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There are seven types of "vertical signs":

  1. Warning signs (znaki ostrzegawcze; type A) – triangular with the tip pointed upwards (with exception of sign A-7, where its tip is pointed downwards – it provides clear meaning of the sign even during the reduced readability or when looking on it from behind), with red border. The symbols are black on yellow background, with exception of sign A-29 which presents a three-colored traffic signals
  2. Prohibition signs (znaki zakazu; type B) – circular with red border. Black (in some cases colorful) symbol on white background (exceptions: sign B-20 "STOP", which has an octagonal shape – it also provides clear meaning even during reduced readability or when looking on it from behind; signs B-39, B-40 and B-44 are rectangular). In case of the signs that cancel specific restrictions the symbol is grey and crossed out by thick black diagonal line.
  3. Mandatory signs (znaki nakazu; type C) – circular, with a white symbol on blue background. The exception is C-17 sign (mandatory direction for vehicles carrying dangerous materials) which is placed on white rectangular board.
  4. Information signs (znaki informacyjne; type D) – rectangular, blue (or with a white square on blue background) with a white, black or colorful symbol. There are few exceptions: D-1 and D-2 signs which are yellow on white background; additionally one of tips is pointed upwards to give the clear meaning like with A-7 and B-20 signs. D-42 to D-47 signs are big white rectangles.
  5. Directional signs (znaki kierunku i miejscowości; type E) – these signs have different shapes and colors, depending on the situation and placement.
  6. Complementary signs (znaki uzupełniające; type F) – big rectangular or square signs with blue or yellow background. These signs mostly inform about traffic order or approaching restrictions and dangers.
  7. Complementary plates (tabliczki do znaków drogowych; type T) – small rectangular signs, mostly with white or yellow background, with black text or symbol. These are placed under main sign, extending its meaning.

Depending on road type there are five groups of size:

  • large (wielkie; W) – used only on motorways
  • big (duże; D) – used on expressways, dual carriageway roads outside the built-up area and on roads inside the built-up area with maximum speed higher than 60 kilometres per hour (37 mph)
  • medium (średnie; S) – used on motorway slip roads, expressway slip roads, national roads, voivodeship roads and powiat roads, with exception of directional signs
  • small (małe; M) – used on gmina roads and as directional signs on powiat roads
  • mini (MI) – used on traffic bollards, directional signs and inside the built-up areas when it's impossible to use larger signs or it would reduce visibility of pedestrians and on narrow streets.

The most used size of road signs in Poland, defined in Regulation as medium, is in case of circular with diameter of 80 centimetres (31 in); in case of triangular the length of one of edges has 90 centimetres (35 in); in case of square or rectangular one of square edges or shorter edge of rectangle has 60 centimetres (24 in).

Dimensions of directional signs are depending on size of letters, type and size of symbols and also by length and number of locality names.

To provide proper visibility and readability of road signs, the faces are made with reflective materials. Type of used material is dependent on road category.

Warning signs

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    A-1 "dangerous curve to the right"
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    A-2 "dangerous curve to the left"
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    A-3 "dangerous curves — first to the right"
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    A-4 "dangerous curves — first to the left"
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    A-5 "intersection — uncontrolled intersection"
    (yield to vehicles coming from the right)
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    A-6a "intersection with side roads on both sides of the road"
    Drivers on the side roads have to yield [3]
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    A-6b "intersection with a side road from the right"
    Drivers on the side road have to yield [3]
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    A-6c "intersection with a side road from the left"
    Drivers on the side road have to yield [3]
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    A-6d "entry of the one-way road from the right"
    Drivers on the side road have to yield [3]
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    A-6e "entry of the one-way road from the left"
    Drivers on the side road have to yield [3]
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    A-7 "give way"
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    A-8 "roundabout"
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    A-9 "railroad crossing with barriers ahead"
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    A-10 "railroad crossing ahead"
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    A-11 "uneven road"
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    A-11a "speed bump"
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    A-12a "road narrows — two-sided"
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    A-12b "road narrows — on the right"
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    A-12c "road narrows — on the left"
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    A-13 "moveable bridge"
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    A-14 "roadworks area"
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    A-15 "slippery road surface"
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    A-16 "pedestrian crossing ahead"
    (formerly used  )
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    A-17 "children"
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    A-18a "cattle"
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    A-18b "deer"
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    A-19 "crosswinds"
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    A-20 "road stretch with two-way traffic"
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    A-21 "tramway"
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    A-22 "dangerous incline downwards"
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    A-23 "steep incline upwards"
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    A-24 "cyclists"
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    A-25 "falling rock debris"
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    A-26 "airport"
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    A-27 "wharf or river shoreline"
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    A-28 "crumbly gravel"
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    A-29 "traffic lights ahead"
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    A-30 "other danger"
    (formerly used  )
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    A-31 "dangerous shoulder"
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    A-31 "dangerous shoulder" – version placed on the left side
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    A-32 "frost-covered carriageway"
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    A-33 "traffic congestion"
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    A-34 "traffic accident"

Prohibitory signs

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    B-1 "no movement in both directions"
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    B-2 "no entry"
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    B-3 "no entry for motor vehicles, with exception of one-track motorcycles"
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    B-3a "no entry for buses"
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    B-4 "no entry for motorcycles"
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    B-5 "no entry for trucks"
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    B-5 "no entry for trucks" (variant – having a gross weight exceeding [...] tonnes)
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    B-6 "no entry for tractors and slow-running vehicles"
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    B-7 "no entry for motor vehicles with trailer"
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    B-7 "no entry for motor vehicles with trailer" (variant – having a gross weight exceeding [...] tonnes)
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    B-8 "no entry for horse-drawn vehicles"
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    B-9 "no entry for bicycles"
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    B-10 "no entry for mopeds"
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    B-11 "no entry for bicycle carts"
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    B-12 "no entry for handcarts"
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    B-13 "no entry for vehicles carrying explosive or easily combustible goods"
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    B-13a "no entry for vehicles carrying hazardous goods"
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    B-14 "no entry for vehicles carrying goods liable to pollute water"
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    B-15 "no entry for vehicles having an overall width exceeding [...] meters"
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    B-16 "no entry for vehicles having an overall height exceeding [...] meters"
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    B-17 "no entry for vehicles having a length exceeding [...] meters"
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    B-18 "no entry for vehicles having a gross weight exceeding [...] tonnes"
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    B-19 "no entry for vehicles with a single axle load exceeding [...] tonnes"[4]
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    B-20 "stop"
    (Mandatory stop)
    (formerly used  )
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    B-21 "no left turns"
    (this sign prohibits also U-turns on the nearest intersection)
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    B-22 "no right turns"
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    B-23 "no U-turns"
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    B-24 "end of U-turns prohibition"
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    B-25 "no overtaking"
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    B-26 "no overtaking by trucks"
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    B-27 "end of overtaking prohibition"
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    B-28 "end of overtaking by trucks prohibition"
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    B-29 "no sound signals"
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    B-30 "end of sound signals prohibition"
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    B-31 "priority for oncoming drivers"
    (one has to yield to oncoming drivers[3])
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    B-32 "stop — customs control" (multilingual)
    (formerly used   or   or  )
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    B-32a "border control"
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    B-32b "boom barrier failure"
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    B-32c "faulty signaling"
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    B-32d "ferry entrance"
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    B-32e "police control"
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    B-32f "toll collection"
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    B-33 "speed limit"
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    B-34 "end of speed limit"
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    B-35 "no parking"
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    (variant of B-35 sign — no parking between the hours of [...] and [...])
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    (variant of B-35 sign — no parking for more than [...] minutes
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    (variant of B-35 sign — no parking for more than [...] minutes between the hours of [...] and [...])
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    B-36 "no stopping"
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    B-37 "no parking on odd-numbered days"
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    B-38 "no parking on even-numbered days"
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    B-39 "limited parking zone"
    (with details — for example during weekdays between the hours of [...] and [...])
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    B-40 "end of limited parking zone"
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    B-41 "no entry for pedestrians"
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    B-42 "end of restrictions"
    (except "no parking" and "no stopping" restrictions)
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    B-43 "limited speed zone"
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    B-44 "end of limited speed zone"

To eliminate some of vehicle types from entering a specific road, two or exceptionally three symbols can be put on the sign, e.g.:

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    B-3/4 "no entry for motor vehicles"
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    B-6/8 "no entry for tractors and horse-drawn vehicles"
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    B-9/12 "no entry for bicycles or handcarts"
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    B-13/14 "no entry for vehicles carrying explosive or easily combustible goods and goods liable to pollute water"
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    B-3/4/10 "no entry for motor vehicles and mopeds"
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    B-6/8/9 "no entry for vehicles other than car-like vehicles"

Mandatory signs

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    C-1 "turn right before the sign"
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    C-2 "turn right behind the sign"
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    C-3 "turn left before the sign"
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    C-4 "turn left behind the sign"
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    C-5 "drive straight ahead"
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    C-6 "drive straight ahead or turn right"
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    C-7 "drive straight ahead or turn left"
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    C-8 "turn left or right"
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    C-9 "keep right"
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    C-10 "keep left"
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    C-11 "keep right or left"
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    C-12 "roundabout"
    (or other circular movement; when used with A-7 sign vehicles driving on the roundabout have priority over vehicles approaching!)
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    C-13 "cycleway"
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    C-13a "end of the cycleway"
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    C-14 "minimum speed"
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    C-15 "end of minimum speed"
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    C-16 "footway"
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    C-16a "end of footway"
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    C-17 "prescribed direction of travel for vehicles with dangerous goods"
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    C-18 "mandatory usage of snow chains"
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    C-19 "end of mandatory usage of snow chains"

Combined signs C-13 and C-16 mean a way that is designated only for pedestrians and bicycles. Below are possible variants of the sign:

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    C-13/16 sign indicating compulsory track for pedestrians and bicycles
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    C-13/16 sign indicating compulsory track for pedestrians and bicycles – pedestrians on left, cyclists on right
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    C-13/16 sign indicating compulsory track for pedestrians and bicycles – cyclists on left, pedestrians on right
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    C-13/16 sign indicating end of compulsory track for pedestrians and bicycles

Information signs

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Directional signs

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  • Direction signs
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    E-1 "pre-signpost board"
    (Advanced direction sign; diagrammatic type)
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    E-1a "pre-signpost board on motorway"
    (Advanced direction sign; exit from motorway)
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    E-1b "pre-signpost board, before the motorway entrance"
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    E-2a "signpost board placed next to the carriageway"
    (Advanced direction sign; stack type)
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    E-2b "signpost board placed above the carriageway"
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    E-2c "signpost board on the motorway, placed next to the carriageway"
    (Direction sign; exit sign, stack type)
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    E-2d "signpost board on the motorway, placed over the carriageway"
    (Direction sign; exit sign, above the lane)
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    E-2e "signpost board placed next to the carriageway, before the motorway entrance"
    (Advanced direction sign, stack type)
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    E-2f "signpost board placed over the carriageway, before the motorway entrance"
    (Direction sign; exit sign, above the lane, type B)
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    E-3 "arrow-shaped signpost to the locality, pointing a numbered road"
    (Direction sign, flag type)
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    E-4 "arrow-shaped signpost to the locality, with the distance"
    (Direction sign, flag type)
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    E-5 "signpost to city suburb"
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    E-5a "signpost to town centre"
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    E-6 "signpost to the airport"
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    E-6a "signpost to railway station"
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    E-6a "signpost to railway station" (alternative)
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    E-6b "signpost to bus station"
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    E-6c "signpost to car ferry terminal"
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    E-7 "signpost to landing or sailing"
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    E-8 "signpost to beach or bathing lake"
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    E-9 "signpost to museum"
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    E-10 "signpost to historic monument as a cultural asset"
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    E-11 "signpost to natural monument"
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    E-12 "signpost to viewpoint"
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    E-12a "signpost to a bicycle route"
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    E-13 "distance sign"
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    E-14 "distance sign of route"
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    E-14a "distance sign of motorway route"
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    E-15a "national road number"[4]
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    E-15b "voivodeship road number"[4]
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    E-15c "motorway number"
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    E-15d "expressway number"
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    E-15e "voivodeship road number; maximum allowed vehicle axle load increased to 10 tonnes"
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    E-15f "national road number; maximum allowed vehicle axle load increased to 10 tonnes"
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    E-15g "national road number; maximum allowed vehicle axle load increased to 8 tonnes"
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    E-16 "international route number"
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    E-17a "locality"
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    E-18a "end of locality"
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    E-19 "bypass"
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    E-20 "motorway junction sign"
    (Distance to motorway junction)
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    E-20 "motorway junction sign"
    (Distance to motorway junction – alternative)
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    E-21 "suburb"
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    E-22a "automotive tourist route"
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    E-22b "object on automotive tourist route"
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    E-22c "information about tourist objects"
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    Name of motorway

Complementary signs

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    F-1 "border crossing"
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    F-2 "crossing the border is prohibited"
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    F-2a "national border"
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    EU Country border
    (not a formal road sign)
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    F-3 "administrative area border"
    (placed on Voivodeship border)
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    (placed on powiat border)
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    (placed on gmina border)
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    (placed on city county border)
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    F-4 "name of river"
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    F-5 "advance warning of prohibition"
    (e.g. weight)
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    F-6 "advance warning sign placed before the intersecion"
    (e.g. vehicle restriction on road to right)
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    F-6a "variant of advance warning sign"
    (e.g. level crossing without barriers on road to the right)
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    F-7 "alternative way of driving in connection with the prohibition on turning left"
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    F-8 "detour in connection of road closure"
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    F-9 "leading sign on detour route"
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    F-10 "lane directions"
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    F-11 "lane directions"
    (placed above the lane)
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    F-12 "sign leading to the transit route, placed before the intersection"
    (e.g. to route for truck over 3.5 tonnes to right)
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    F-13 "transit route"
    (e.g. for truck)
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    F-14a "indicator sign on the motorway, placed in a distance of 300 m before the beginning of exit lane"
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    F-14b "indicator sign on the motorway, placed in a distance of 200 m before the beginning of exit lane"
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    F-14c "indicator sign on the motorway, placed in a distance of 100 m before the beginning of exit lane"
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    F-14d "indicator sign on the expressway, placed in a distance of 300 m before the beginning of exit lane"[5]
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    F-14e "indicator sign on the expressway, placed in a distance of 200 m before the beginning of exit lane"[5]
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    F-14f "indicator sign on the expressway, placed in a distance of 100 m before the beginning of exit lane"[5]
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    F-15a "asymmetrical divide of carriageway for opposite directions"
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    F-16 "end of lane on bidirectional carriageway"
    (traffic in centre lane must move to right)
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    F-17 "end of lane on one-way carriageway"
    (e.g. middle lane closed)
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    F-18 "opposite direction for designated vehicles"
    (e.g. opposite lane on the left only for emergency vehicles)
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    F-19 "lane for designated vehicles"
    (e.g. for bicycles, on the right)
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    F-20 "part of road (lane) for designated vehicles"
    (placed above the carriageway; here is an example for passenger cars)
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    F-21 "traffic redirected on adjacent carriageway"
    (temporary sign, usually placed during the roadworks)
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    F-22 "lane restrictions"
    (usually temporary sign; here is an example with let lane reduced in width)

Complementary plates

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    T-1 "plate indicating a distance of warning sign from hazard"
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    T-1a "plate indicating a distance of information sign from the beginning (end) of road or lane"
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    T-1b "plate indicating tunnel length or road stretch to an end of the tunnel"
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    T-2 "plate indicating a distance on which a hazard is repeated or occurs"
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    T-3 "plate indicating an end of a distance on which a hazard is repeated or occurs"
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    T-3a "plate indicating an end of parking place"
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    T-4 "plate indicating a number of bends"
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    T-5 "plate indicating a beginning of winding road"
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    T-6a "plate indicating an actual course of priority road through the intersection (applied on priority road)"
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    T-6b "plate indicating arrangement of roads without right of way (applied on priority road)"
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    T-6c "plate indicating an actual course of priority road through the intersection (applied on road without right of way)"
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    T-6d "plate indicating perpendicular course of priority road through the intersection and an arrangement of roads without right of way (applied on road without right of way)"
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    T-7 "plate indicating arrangement of rail track and road on the level crossing"
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    T-8 "plate indicating a place, where road traffic has been redirected on tram tracks"
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    'T-9 "plate indicating actual amount of road incline gradient"
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    T-10 "plate indicating railway siding a track with a similar characteristics"
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    T-11 "plate indicating a ferry crossing"
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    T-12 "plate indicating a lengthwise fault of road surface"
    (usually placed during the roadworks)
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    T-13 "plate indicating a road stretch that has ruts as deformations of road surface"
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    T-14 "plate indicating a place of frequent accidents of nature portrayed by the plate"
    (here: risk of accident with pedestrian)
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    (variant – risk of rear-end accident with another vehicle)
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    (variant – risk of head-on accident with another vehicle)
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    (variant – risk of accident with a tram)
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    (variant – risk of accident with a train)
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    T-15 "plate indicating a place of frequent accidents caused by slippery road surface due to rain"
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    T-16 "plate indicating a place of privileged vehicles exit, indicated by the plate"
    (e.g. fire department vehicle exit)
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    (variant – ambulance exit)
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    T-17 "plate indicating state border"
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    T-18 "plate indicating unexpected change of road direction"
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    T-18a "plate indicating unexpected change of road direction – to the right and then to the left"
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    T-18b "plate indicating unexpected change of road direction – to the left"
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    T-18c "plate indicating unexpected change of road direction – to the right"
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    T-19 "plate indicating road markings being painted"
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    T-20 "plate indicating distance of a road stretch on which restriction applies"
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    T-21 "plate indicating distance to a place or begin of a road stretch where restriction applies"
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    T-22 "plate indicating one-track bicycle exempt"
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    T-23a "plate indicating motorcycles"
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    T-23b "plate indicating trucks, special vehicles, vehicles used for special purposes, with a total mass over 3.5 tonnes, and tractor units"
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    T-23c "plate indicating tractors and slow-running vehicles"
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    T-23d "plate indicating motor vehicles towing a trailer, except of vehicles drawing a one-axled trailer or semi-trailer"
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    T-23e "plate indicating vehicles towing a caravan"
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    T-23f "plate indicating buses"
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    T-23g "plate indicating trolleybus"
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    T-23h "plate indicating vehicles carrying hazardous goods"
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    T-23i "plate indicating vehicles carrying explosive or easily combustable goods"
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    T-23j "plate indicating vehicles with goods liable to pollute water"
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    T-24 "plate indicating that unattended vehicle will be towed-away at the expense of the vehicle owner"
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    T-25a "plate indicating beginning of stopping or parking prohibition"
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    T-25b "plate indicating continuation of stopping or parking prohibition"
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    T-25c "plate indicating end of stopping or parking prohibition"
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    T-26 "plate indicating that stopping or parking prohibition pertains on the side of plaza"
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    T-27 "plate indicating a pedestrian crossing often used by children"
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    T-28 "plate indicating toll road"
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    T-28a "plate indicating end of toll road"
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    T-29 "plate informing of parking place designated for disabled persons"
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    T-30 "plate indicating parking position in relation to edge of carriageway"
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    (variant – perpendicular on sidewalk)
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    (variant – diagonal on sidewalk)
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    (variant – perpendicular, on carriageway and sidewalk)
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    (variant – diagonal, on carriageway and sidewalk)
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    (variant – perpendicular, only on carriageway)
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    (variant – diagonal, only on carriageway)
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    (variant – parallel, on carriageway and sidewalk)
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    (variant – parallel, only on carriageway)
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    T-31 "plate indicating tunnel category" (ADR)
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    T-32 "plate indicating minimum distance between vehicles"
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    T-33 "plate indicating fire extinguisher and emergency telephone in the lay by"
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    T-34 "plate indicating electronic toll payment for using a public road"

Additional signs

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Additional signs before level crossing

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  • Level crossing signs
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    G-1a "indicator bar with three stripes, placed on the right side of the carriageway"
    (farthest)
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    G-1b "indicator bar with two stripes, placed on the right side of the carriageway"
    (middle)
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    G-1c "indicator bar with one stripe, placed on the right side of the carriageway"
    (closest)
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    G-1d "indicator bar with three stripes, placed on the left side of the carriageway"
    (farthest)
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    G-1e "indicator bar with two stripes, placed on the left side of the carriageway"
    (middle)
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    G-1f "indiactor bar with one stripe, placed on the left side of the carriageway"
    (closest)
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    G-2 "electrified overhead cables"
    (Warning of hazardous voltage at level crossing)
    (formerly used  )
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    G-3 "Saint Andrew's cross before single track railroad crossing"
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    G-4 "Saint Andrew's cross before multitrack railroad crossing"

Additional signs for tram drivers

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  • Tram signs
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    AT-1 "traffic signal"
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    AT-2 "tram-activated traffic signal"
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    AT-3 "dangerous descent"
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    AT-4 "Steep ascent"
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    AT-5 "collision-prone movement"
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    BT-1 "speed limit"
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    BT-2 "end of speed limit"
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    BT-3 "switch lock"
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    BT-4 "stop — switch operated on one side"
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    CT-1 "section insulator of overhead lines"
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    CT-2 "power supply limit for traction network section"
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    DT-1 "electric switch left-handed"
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    DT-2 "electric switch right-handed"

Additional signs for bicycle routes

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  • Bike signs
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    R-1 "local bicycle route"
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    R-1a "beginning (end) of local bicycle route"
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    R-1b "change in direction of local bicycle route"
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    R-3 "signpost of local bicycle route"
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    R-4 "bicycle route information"
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    R-4a "information about actual course of bicycle route"
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    R-4b "change in direction of bicycle route"
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    R-4c "signpost of bicycle route"
    (with distances)
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    R-4d "arrow-shaped directional signpost of bicycle route with distance"
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    R-4e "pre-signpost board of bicycle route"
    (Advanced direction sign)

Additional signs for military vehicles drivers

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  • Military signs
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    W-1 "bridge load class with one-directional traffic"
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    W-2 "bridge load class with bi-directional traffic"
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    W-3 "bridge load class of one-directional traffic for wheeled and tracked vehicles"
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    W-4 "bridge load class of bi-directional traffic for wheeled vehicles"
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    W-5 "bridge load class of bi-directional bridge for tracked vehicles"
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    W-6 "width of bridge or crossing point"
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    W-7 "height of the vertical gauge on the bridge or tunnel"

Road markings

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  • Road markings
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    P-1 "dashed singular line"
    (overtaking allowed)
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    P-2 "solid singular line"
    (no overtaking)
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    P-3 "one-sided crossing line"
    (crossing line is only allowed on dashed side)
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    P-4 "solid doubled line"
    (no overtaking line, separates two directions)
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    P-5 "dashed doubled line"
    (usually for reversible lane markings)
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    P-6 "warning line"
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    P-7a "dashed edge line"
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    P-7b "solid edge line"
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    P-8a "lane selection arrow – straight ahead"
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    P-8b "lane selection arrow – turn left"
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    P-8c "lane selection arrow – U-turn"
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    P-8d "lane selection arrow – turn right"
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    P-9 "guiding arrow – to left"
    (merge to lane on the left)
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    P-9b "guiding arrow – to right"
    (merge to lane on the right)
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    P-10 "pedestrian crossing"
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    P-11 "cyclist crossing"
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    P-12 "line of absolute stopping — Stop line"
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    P-13 "line of conditional stopping, made of triangles"
    (Yield line)
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    P-14 "line of conditional stopping, made of rectangles"
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    P-15 "triangle of yield"
    (Advance warning of obligation to give way)
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    P-16 "stop text"
    (Text confirming stop line)
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    P-17 "public transport stop line"
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    P-18 "parking space"
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    P-19 "parking lane"
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    P-20 "private parking space"
    (literally envelope)
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    P-21 "reservation marking"
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    P-22 "BUS"
    (Text confirming bus lane)
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    P-23 "bicycle"
    (bicycle lane)
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    P-24 "parking space for disabled person"
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    P-25 "speed bump"
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    P-26 "pedestrians"
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    P-27 "direction and driving track of bicycle"

Traffic signals

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Traffic signals for drivers and pedestrians

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  • Traffic signals for drivers and pedestrians
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    S-1 "traffic light with signals to direct the traffic"
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    S-1a "traffic light with signals for cyclists"
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    S-2 "traffic light with a signal permitting turning in the direction indicated by arrow"
    (when displayed with red light, you have to stop before the traffic light!)
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    S-3a - directional traffic light with signals for driving straight ahead and turning left
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    S-3b - directional traffic light with signals for driving straight ahead and turning right
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    S-3c "directional traffic light with signals for driving straight ahead"
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    S-3d "directional traffic light with signals for turning right"
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    S-3e "directional traffic light with signals for turning left"
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    S-3f - directional traffic light with signals for turning left, permitting for U-turn
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    S-3g - directional traffic light with signals for U-turn
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    S-3h - directional traffic light with signals for turning left and right
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    S-3 - directional traffic light with signals for cyclists
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    S-4 "traffic light with signals for lanes"
    (green arrow – you can drive on the lane, red cross – do not use the lane)
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    S-5 "traffic light with signals for pedestrians"
    (blinking green light means a pedestrian has to leave the crossing as fast as it's possible)
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    S-6 "traffic light with signals for cyclists"
    (blinking green light means acyclist has to leave the crossing as soonfast as it's possible)
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    S-7 "traffic light with a signal ordering to leave the lane"

Traffic signals for drivers of public transport vehicles on regular routes

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    SB "traffic light with signals for bus drivers"
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    ST "traffic light with signals for trams"
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    STK "directional traffic light with signals for trams"
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    STT-1 "tram signal meaning no entry past the traffic light"
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    STT-2 "tram signal allowing tram to go on the specific direction"
    (here: to turn left)

Traffic safety devices

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  • Traffic safety devices
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    Road edge marker (left)
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    Road edge marker (right)
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    Marking for sharp bends, bridge parapets, abutment, walls, tunnel mouths, etc. Single arrow marker (to right)
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    Marking for sharp bends, bridge parapets, abutment, walls, tunnel mouths, etc. Single arrow marker (to left)
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    Marking for sharp bends, bridge parapets, abutment, walls, tunnel mouths, etc. Arrow marker (to right)
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    Marking for sharp bends, bridge parapets, abutment, walls, tunnel mouths, etc. Arrow marker (to left)
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    Marker for exits
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    Marker for barriers, reservations, etc.

References

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  1. ^ Rozporządzenie Ministrów Infrastruktury oraz Spraw Wewnętrznych i Administracji w sprawie znaków i sygnałów drogowych [Regulation of the Ministers of Infrastructure and Interior Affairs and Administration on road signs and signals], Dz. U., 2019, No. 2310
  2. ^ "United Nations Treaty Collection". treaties.un.org. Retrieved 2023-12-09.
  3. ^ a b c d e f g "Priority signs | Traffic signs: Poland". traffic-rules.com. Retrieved 2019-05-19.
  4. ^ a b c Rozporządzenie Ministra Infrastruktury z dnia 8 marca 2021 r. zmieniające rozporządzenie w sprawie szczegółowych warunków technicznych dla znaków i sygnałów drogowych oraz urządzeń bezpieczeństwa ruchu drogowego i warunków ich umieszczania na drogach [Ordinance of the Minister of Infrastructure of 8 March 2021 amending the regulation on detailed technical conditions for road signs and signals and road safety devices and the conditions for their placement on roads], Dz. U., 2021, No. 438
  5. ^ a b c d e f g h Rozporządzenie Ministrów Infrastruktury oraz Spraw Wewnętrznych i Administracji z dnia 12 października 2021 r. zmieniające rozporządzenie w sprawie znaków i sygnałów drogowych [Regulation of the Ministers of Infrastructure and Interior and Administration of October 12, 2021 amending the regulation on road signs and signals], Dz. U., 2021, No. 2065
  6. ^ a b c Rozporządzenie Ministra Infrastruktury z dnia 12 lipca 2019 r. zmieniające rozporządzenie w sprawie szczegółowych warunków technicznych dla znaków i sygnałów drogowych oraz urządzeń bezpieczeństwa ruchu drogowego i warunków ich umieszczania na drogach [Ordinance of the Minister of Infrastructure of July 12, 2019 amending the regulation on detailed technical conditions for road signs and signals and road safety devices and the conditions for their placement on roads], Dz. U., 2019, No. 1417
  7. ^ a b Rozporządzenie Ministra Infrastruktury z dnia 14 sierpnia 2018 r. zmieniające rozporządzenie w sprawie szczegółowych warunków technicznych dla znaków i sygnałów drogowych oraz urządzeń bezpieczeństwa ruchu drogowego i warunków ich umieszczania na drogach [Ordinance of the Minister of Infrastructure of August 14, 2018 amending the regulation on detailed technical conditions for road signs and signals and road safety devices and the conditions for their placement on roads], Dz. U., 2018, No. 1657
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